Salmiyan Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Salmiyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salmiyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Salmiyan (117) may also be a first name.

Salmiyan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Salmiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Salmiyan is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salmiyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salmiyan is the 2,460,878th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Salmiyan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 864,112th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 117 people.

This last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 554,365. In Afghanistan Salmiyan is primarily found in: Kabul, where 31 percent live, Takhar, where 12 percent live and Kandahar, where 12 percent live. Barring Afghanistan Salmiyan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salmoyan8885/
Salmayan8810/
Salmuyan881/
Salmiyon881/
Salmiyanova8457/
Salmain80116/
Salmean8094/
Salmein8012/
Salmaun803/
Salmien802/
Solmayan7513/
Salmaine7510/
Salmajan753/
Salmeion751/
Salmayen751/
Jalmeyan751/
Saalmain751/
Saulmain750/
Solmieian711/
Salmeen671,958/
Salmoun671,612/
Calmeyn67322/
Jalmain67256/
Zalmijn6770/
Calmein6761/
Salmoen6753/
Jalmein6716/
Salmeán677/
Solmain674/
Calmain673/
Shalmahyna671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salmiyan
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